[demshateGod]

My friend would enjoy your feedback.

[Romans Nine]

Midwest Gun Trader is a good place to sell guns locally if you are around the KC area.

Gun Broker and Guns America will have many listings that he can scan to see what others are asking for the same model.

If he privately sells the gun make sure to get cash, and ask for a picture of the buyers drivers license with the numbers covered up. Best to meet in a Walmart parking lot. They have far superior cameras and are busy all the time making anyone wanting to commit a crime think twice.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

S&W M&P .380 with laser site.

[Romans Nine]

I have two good contacts in the area if he is willing to buy in Missouri and transfer to Kansas. Probably will cost him an extra $20 for the transfer but I can send him to a good friend that can help him pick the right gun.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Personally I like a revolver for best concealability light weight and reliability especially with no jacket. A 442 or LCR. I would never bet my life on a Taurus or any semi for that matter unless I tested it regularly. Women in my experience have a lot more issues with semi’s.

[dware]

Kansas recently passed a constitutional carry law.

What, the 2nd Amendment wasn't enough? I didn't think free men needed to ask permission. =)

Kimber ultra-carry. 'Nuff said.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Better choice would be a Springfield Armory XDS in 9mm. 3.3” barrel.

[kingu]

Best advice I have is don't sell it, keep it, especially after 8 years of familiarity with the weapon.

Hard to come up with a reasonable price with the only information on the gun's condition being 7-8 years old. So I have to base my assumptions on there being no modifications and he still has the case the gun originally came in.

$250 is a realistic selling price assuming the case and two magazines. I'd strongly suggest, however, starting with the dealer he's buying his new weapon from and seeing how close to that target the shop is willing to give in credit towards the new gun, as the amount of time and effort saved would justify it.

If there's been significant upgrades, and those upgrades have been professionally done, the shop is most likely the best place to recover those investments, as they'd be best able to get the premium price vs some other sales method.

In any case, if you look at it as $50 a year use out of the gun for 8 years, he's already gotten $400 back off of it, which exceeds the value of it new; any more money back is just creme on top.

As for the PPS, my advice is only buy from someone who has had a long experience in selling and servicing Walthers; too often I've come across great deals from sellers wanting to dump a less than prime gun that only really needs a little TLC to make into a great weapon.

The S&W is probably a better choice if he doesn't have a good gunsmith to work with.

In either case, he should see if a local range has any on hand to try, or check with friends at the shooting range. Both guns are dramatically different compared to the Taurus if he's put significant amounts of lead through the gun.

[CrazyIvan]

Really like my Ruger LC9S. Has never malfunctioned even when new. Excellent trigger. Carry in an IWB holster and can pretty much forget it’s there. The smooth shape makes it easy to draw and reholster.

[Bryanw92]

>>He likes .40 S&W caliber because, well, it’s superior to everything else in every way.

LOL. Your friend lost all credibility right there.

[bk1000]

Armslist.com is like Craig’s list, except for things that go bang. I agree on Walmart parking lot for a cash deal. I once had a rifle transferred on gunbroker.com, BTTBA (before the tragic boating accident). Only extras were shipping charges(buyer pays) and a $20 transfer fee from the receiving FFL. Selling is easy on arms list. They should have rules posted with respect to differing state laws. For carry I like the Ruger LCP in .380 with either a clip on IWB or pocket holster. Thinking about switching to 9mm in either Glock 43 ($$) or Kimber Ultra Carry ($$$).

[Vermont Lt]

My son in law has a Sheild 40.

He likes it. I have the 40c. Personally, I like the 40c better. After shooting it for a while, the Shield just doesn’t feel comfortable.

But as everyone who is going to answer this thread is going to tell you....opinions are as diverse as people. Get what you like and can use.

Every time I’ve sold a handgun, I got less than I wanted and probably what they were worth. So I just stopped selling them. I figure, what the hell, if one breaks I have backups for a couple of days.

[ManHunter]

My preference has always been Sigs. Every single one I have (and I have a “few”) is accurate and goes bang every time I pull the trigger - even my Mosquito (a .22 training gun) once I started feeding it high-velocity ammo. They tend to be a little pricey, but I don’t mind paying for dependability and accuracy.

My “Summer gun” is a Sig 938 and my “Winter gun” is a 1911 RCS, which, unfortunately, is now out of production...

[niteowl77]

I don't personally own one at present, but there's nothing wrong with the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. I prefer a Beretta Nano due to the longer trigger pull (yeah, I'm the guy), but the Nano is still a 9mm only proposition. The drawback for either one is that the standard magazines do not have much more capacity than a revolver of comparable size.

While it is probably a bit thicker than what your friend is willing to put up with, The Beretta Px4 Storm Subcompact in .40 S&W is a little bulldog of a reduced-length semiauto that still manages to have a 10-round magazine. I stumbled into a Px4 Storm SC and ended up liking it a lot- so much so that I consider it one of the better handguns nobody seems to pay attention to.

Mr. niteowl77

[circlecity]

For a CC semi you can’t go wrong with a Ruger SR9c or a Glock 19. I used to carry a Glock 19 but I’ve converted to the Ruger SR9c. I just shoot it more accurately. Both are great guns though and chambered in 9 mm. I just don’t like .40 Cals and would go with a .45 acp before I would go to the .40.

[Jack Black]

The .40 is a good caliber, but it's not "the best". The .45 is larger harder hitting self defense round, the .44 Mag is far superior for defense against dangerous game. The .380 ACP can be chambered in a much smaller gun, etc. Horses for courses.

Still the 9mm and .40 S&W are two of the most popular calibers for concealed carry self-defense pistols. My take is that in a full size or mid sized gun the .40 is a great choice, but as you move down to smaller guns the .9mm starts to be the better choice. In my experience, and as recounted on various gun boards, when you have very small pistols the .40 presents both a lot of recoil and more reliability issues than the same guns in 9mm. If I were looking at something the size of the PPS your friend is, I think I would go for the 9mm version.

Among the many excellent ultra-compact 9mm / 40S&W pistols my favoite is the Beretta Nano. It's a bit smaller than the PPS.

The Nano is pictured on top of the Walther.

And as much as I like it, I still find I carry my Walther PPK/S more. However, I understand that they are no longer making PPK/S pistols.

[aviator]

I have a .40 Shield and really like it. I can shoot it more accurately than any other pistol I’ve tried.